1 Culver Close Roydon Road St Stephens Launceston Cornwall PL15 8FE Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/04278 - Tree Preservation Order Awaiting decision

Proposal

Works to Trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) - T1 - Oak - Crown lift 4m above ground. G1 - 3 x Ash, G3 - 2 x Ash and G4 - Ash and Scots Pine - To be felled. G2 - Hazel and Ash - Crown lift 3m above ground. G5 - Ash - To be felled and 2 x Ash and Willow - Crown lift 3m above ground. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 12 Sept 2026, 11:30

Application progress

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Received

29 Jun 2026

Decision

Expected by 24 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 77.

Documents 8

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 4

Air quality management area: Launceston AQMA

The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.

Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.

Council record ↗

Also on the record

Scheduled monument 240 m away: Early medieval urban burh remains E of St Stephen's parish church, including remains of the early medieval Christian enclosure and monastery; Inside the Launceston built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council: Cornwall
Application type: Tree Preservation Order
Postcode: PL15 8FE
Received: 29 Jun 2026
Validated: 29 Jun 2026
Ward: Launceston North And North Petherwin
Parish: Launceston
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 24 Aug 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: ABCD Rail LTD

Decision outlook

Day 77, past the statutory target. 98% of tree and landscaping works in Cornwall are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 28 Sept 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 12 Sept 2026.

target

predicted

Day 7721 days past the 56-day target

91%decided within 8 weeks

87%approved

591decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Cornwall in the last twelve months, from validation. Cornwall decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15024149
Statutory expiry: 24 Aug 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

5 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved

8 Roydon Close St Stephens Launceston Cornwall PL15 8QL

Works to trees subject to a tree preservation order TPO T1 Conifer - 100% removal, Large…

PA23/01508 26 Apr 2023

2022 Withdrawn

Willows 6 Brookside Close Launceston Cornwall PL15 8SF

Exception notice to remove 1 x Norway Spruce, 1 x Hiba (adjacent tree, leaning tree) and…

PA22/00519/PREAPP 8 Mar 2022

2021 Withdrawn

Land Between Roydon Close And Gendalls Way Launceston PL15 8QL

Exception notice for the removal of an Ash tree.

PA21/01898/PREAPP 6 Jul 2021

2020 Approved

6 Roydon Close St Stephens Launceston PL15 8QL

Application for works to tree subject to TPO: T1 - Beech to fell.

PA20/05712 19 Aug 2020

2020 Approved

6 Roydon Close St Stephens Launceston PL15 8QL

T1 Common Beech - crown raise to 4.5m over garden side, T2 Sycamore - remove major deadwo…

PA20/02525 6 May 2020

Cornwall

Planning Authority Score

7.9/10

Good

#28 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

Cornwall is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #64 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils

97% approved vs 90% nationally

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

Cornwall decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

92%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #79 of 296

97%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #28 of 296

76%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (63%) #64 of 296

35%

Extended time limit

Below avg (41%) #101 of 296

82%

Minor dwellings approved

1180 decided (1-9 homes)

94%

Major dwellings approved

67 decided (10+ homes)

93%

Change of use approved

194 decided

4,839

Total decisions

363 refused in the year to March 2026